In December 2009, I wrote up a proposal that was to be shared with the Economic Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of the proposal was to come up with ideas for what could be done to increase the economic development of Las Vegas and the surrounding area. I never did hear anything about the proposal after I gave it to the Chamber.

A trip of a lifetime for Valley Middle School, West Las Vegas Middle School and High School students was made possible by numerous supporters. The students traveled to our nation’s capital Washington D.C. in May. They attended the Business Professionals of America National Conference for nearly a week. At the conference, the students’ excelled in their respective BPA events and came home with numerous awards. The West Las Vegas Middle School placed second in the nation in a field of 180 schools.

A recent Optic article has left me with questions. It concerns a local mother and her 2-year-old and 8-month-old children who were separated from her while traveling from Portugal. She has been detained in Tennessee and her children were taken from the safety of their mother in what appears a very unprofessional and scary manner.

As a father, I understand completely why Rebecca Montoya had to flee to protect her children. As a parent if you don’t protect your children, who will? In my opinion, custody should have never been granted to Tomas Lucero just because he is a state police officer.

I recall growing up where culture, traditions and faith worked hand in hand. Most of the people in the Mora Valley back in the ‘30s and ‘40s made their living off their crops.
They had what they called the dry years, and the wet years. During the dry years people would take the statue of St. Isidore and parade him through the fields and the people would be blessed with rain.

On behalf of the volunteers and board members of the Comedor de San Pascual, I would like to thank the community for its support of our efforts to offer a free evening meal at the Senior Center in Old Town.